REEBOK “CHAPTER LIMITED” PUMP OMNI
Japanese sneaker boutique Chapterworld is the benefactor of this three pack of Reebok Pump Omni’s. Originally known for its participation in Dee Brown’s basketball conquests, the shoe is seen here in three different colorways led by hiking-esque brown/green style. Available at Chapter Select.
RAY BAN WAYFARER ARTIST: CHRIS MENDOZA
Bring some life and personality to the classic Wayfarers, 36-year old artist Chris Mendoza will be working with Ray Ban for the limited-edition Sunglass Hut Art Series. The drawing inspirations come from Mendoza’s Nicaraguan roots featuring primitive, abstract shapes and eighties-style graffiti. Available in black, red and white, only 100 of these will be available in each color and will retail for $250. While it may be steep for a pair of Wayfarers, keep in mind that these are very limited and that 25% of the proceeds will be going towards the Giving the Gift of Sight organization. Available exclusively at Sunglass Hut on December 3rd.
TOKYO LOWRIDERS @ MAKUHARI CONVENTION CENTRE
The lowrider scene has been strong in Japan since the late 80s and early 90s. Even with the emergence of the big wheel scene in the US their popularity remains. While the Japanese automakers have been exporting new cars by the boatload to countries around the world hungry for high quality fuel efficient vehicles, those same boats have been returning to Japan with a precious cargo of heavy Chevys, old skool Lincolns and Caddys for many years. The Japanese love cars and not just the ones they produce. The cities of Japan are full of exotic cars from all over the world and the streets are home to a diverse mix automotive genres and subcultures. Italian supercars, replica rally cars, old skool hot rods and lowriders all share the road with Honda and Toyota’s latest offerings.
THE OFFICIAL ADVENTURES OF THE SUPERBLENDERS
Support our Asian DJ crew, some young guns from The Netherlands. Don’t ask, just download the damn mixtape here: The Official Adventures Of The Superblenders
CHINESE FARMER BUILDS UP ARMY OF 26 ROBOTS
Not even wacky Chinese farmers are immune to the unstable economic climate, it seems, as our old friend Mr. Woo was recently forced to sell off some of his robot creations to make some extra scratch. This news is especially sad when we consider the fact that Woo, who has built 26 robots over the past 30 years, considers each of them his sons. “They are all my sons, so they must bear my surname,” he said. There was no word on which of his sons went on the auction block, so we hope it is not Wu No. 25 (pictured), the son Wu loves best.
Here’s the cheeky Paul Merton visiting Mr. Woo in 2007. Back in the good ol’ days. Back when robots were free and weren’t forced into slavery by their poor, destitute masters.
MUJI AWARD 03 EXHIBITION
For Japanese lifestyle brand Muji, they’ve always held design in high regard spawning their Muji Award international design competition. In its third installment, close to 2,000 entries from 35 countries submitted entries. The top three awards can be seen here featuring a gold prize going to “Straw Straw” by Yuki Iida of Japan, the silver prize being awarded to America couple Ken and Eri Sugimoto’s “Trash Pack for Outdoors” while two bronze prizes were given to Joohhyun Kim of South Korea for his “A Precise Stapler” and “Grandpa’s Nail Hook” by Masashi Watanabe of Japan.
Source: Design Boom
CLOT FALL / WINTER 2008 C.S.A. COLLECTION
CLOT will be releasing some nice new cut-and-sew pieces of their Fall/Winter 2008 C.S.A. collection. A pea coat will be released tomorrow in several colorways and the Explosive Shorts, as well as the Pocket chino pants will be releasing on December 4th.
ZIPPO “LIKE A CANVAS”
Once again honeyee teams up with Zippo to produce some more special versions of their all-time classic lighter. This time they worked with Fragment Design and with Neighborhood. The series consists of overall four lighters, each coming in custom honeyee packaging.
Expect the next part of the Zippo “Like A Canvas” project to release very soon.
Detailed images of all four lighters follow after the jump.
LA MJC x ASICS GEL LYTE III
Continuing the second chapter of the “Colette The MJC = Sold Out” series, we get a look at the La MJC designed Asics Gel Lyte III. The kicks limited to only 100 pairs feature a colorway combining inspirations from Asics, Colette and La MJC paying tribute to the running performance models of the late 80’s and early 90. Colette in France will receive their shipment on Saturday December 13th, 2008 while in Europe only Amsterdam’s Patta and Solebox Berlin will each receive 12 pairs.
FLAUGE x CAUSE MOCASSIN BOOTS
Online sneaker retailer Flauge and Japanese sneaker label Cause, best known for their superior comfort and quality footwear, will be teaming up for their take on the traditional moccasin boots. Due to popular demand in Japan, these moccasin boots were released last year by Cause but now fans will be pleased to know that this time they will be collaborating with Flauge for this exclusive, limited release. Available now in four colors for 27,300 yen at Flauge.
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